- India
BSP rejects SC’s caste sub-classification verdict: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati said on Sunday, August 4, that her party doesn’t agree with the recent Supreme Court’s verdict allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes. “The sub-classification…
- World
18 killed as protesters and ruling party supporters clash in Bangladesh
Dhaka: At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday, August 4, in fierce clashes between protestors and the ruling Awami League supporters in Bangladesh as the protests over a…
- Sports
Paris Olympics: India storms into men’s hockey semifinals, beats Great Britain
Paris: India beat Great Britain 4-2 in penalty shoot-out to enter the semifinals of the men’s hockey event at the Paris Olympics, having played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes…
- India
Mamata requests Hemant to look into release of water from dams in Jharkhand
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that she spoke to her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren and requested him to look into the issue of release of water from…
- Kerala
Wayanad landslides: Oppn extends support to Kerala govt; to contribute to CMDRF
Kochi: Extending its full cooperation to the state government to rebuild landslide-ravaged Wayanad, the opposition Congress-led UDF in Kerala on Sunday announced that all its MLAs will contribute one month’s salary to…
- Kerala
Chiranjeevi announces contribution of Rs one crore to support Wayanad landslides victims
Hyderabad: Mega star Chiranjeevi and his actor-son Ram Charan (of ‘RRR’ fame) on Sunday announced contribution of Rs one crore to support the victims of landslides in Wayanad district of Kerala. Chiranjeevi,…
- Hyderabad
Man dies in hit-and-run case in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: An unidentified person was killed in a hit-and-run case here, police said on Sunday. The deceased, an unidentified male beggar (40), was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road at…
- News
Will form BJP-JD(S) coalition govt in Karnataka soon: Kumaraswamy
Ramanagara: Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he will work together with the leaders and workers of the BJP and JD(S) to bring back an NDA government in the state.…
- India
‘NDA will form govt again in 2029,’ says Amit Shah
Chandigarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday slammed the opposition parties for raising questions about the strength of the NDA government at the Centre, saying the alliance will not only complete…
- India
BJP cites rule to reject ‘national disaster’ status for Wayanad landslides
Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP on Sunday responded to demands from various quarters, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, to declare the devastating Wayanad landslides a national disaster, saying that such a concept doesn’t exist…
- India
9 children killed, 2 injured as house wall collapses in MP’s Sagar
Madhya Pradesh: Nine children were killed and two others injured after a wall of a dilapidated house collapsed in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar district on Sunday, a senior official said. The incident took…
- Pakistan
Pakistan reports 12th polio case of year: Reports
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported the twelfth polio case of the year, double last year’s total, jolting the country’s efforts to eradicate the crippling disease, media reports said on Sunday. The latest case…
- India
Bill to provide representation to STs in Goa assembly likely to be tabled in LS
New Delhi: A bill to provide reservation to Scheduled Tribes in the Goa Legislative Assembly is likely to be introduced in the Lok Sabha this week. As of now, the ST community…
- Pakistan
Pakistan’s jailed former PM Imran Khan says ‘army should apologise’
Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has refused to apologise for the May 9 riots that erupted after his arrest last year and claimed that it was the Army that…
- India
Rajasthan: Court sentences 17 people for stripping pregnant woman
Jaipur: Nearly a year after a 20-year-old pregnant woman was stripped and paraded naked in Rajasthan, a district court has sentenced 14 men, including her husband, to seven-year imprisonment while noting that…
